1 00:00:25,49 --> 00:00:31,50 Please join me in the Pledge of Allegiance. I pledge allegiance. You know. 2 00:00:33,38 --> 00:00:40,18 Who. We keep. On with. This is what will really be. 3 00:00:44,02 --> 00:00:48,81 Thank you please note that this meeting is televised if you do have questions or 4 00:00:48,82 --> 00:00:52,23 comments during the meeting please raise your hand I'll recognize you ask you to 5 00:00:52,24 --> 00:00:58,17 come to the microphone state your name and address. And your questions so we're 6 00:00:58,18 --> 00:01:03,11 going to start off tonight with an award of some plaques to recently retired board 7 00:01:03,12 --> 00:01:07,29 and committee members we had started this year to do something 8 00:01:07,30 --> 00:01:11,79 a little bit different for people that have service of over fifteen years and 9 00:01:11,80 --> 00:01:14,10 surprisingly we have quite 10 00:01:14,11 --> 00:01:17,51 a few people that are that are coming up that of worked with us for 11 00:01:17,52 --> 00:01:22,76 a long time so the first person is Wayne Southworth He's retired from the Canoe 12 00:01:22,77 --> 00:01:27,43 River aquifer advisory committee following thirty years of devoted service Wayne 13 00:01:27,44 --> 00:01:27,81 has been 14 00:01:27,82 --> 00:01:32,69 a lifelong advocate for the protection of this important aquifer and lobbied for 15 00:01:32,70 --> 00:01:35,93 the passage of the one nine hundred eighty seven legislation creating this 16 00:01:35,94 --> 00:01:38,45 committee critically calling for the inclusion of 17 00:01:38,46 --> 00:01:42,67 a water division representative on the committee and served on it throughout this 18 00:01:42,68 --> 00:01:47,29 year when work for the town for over forty years before retiring as a D.P.W. 19 00:01:47,30 --> 00:01:51,09 Director in two thousand and twelve and we want to thank you so much for your years 20 00:01:51,10 --> 00:01:54,21 of dedicated service way so I want to come up and. 21 00:01:59,95 --> 00:02:05,97 Graduations. If you'd like to say something you can go to the microphone. 22 00:02:15,25 --> 00:02:20,61 Or chit we want to thank this board for this award as well as I'd like to thank the 23 00:02:20,61 --> 00:02:27,42 . Other boards for selectman that voted me in every term for the past thirty years 24 00:02:27,43 --> 00:02:30,30 and their vote of confidence has made 25 00:02:30,31 --> 00:02:35,94 a great great deal to me as well as my peers on the canoe are Acra for advisory 26 00:02:35,95 --> 00:02:42,94 committee. Very fortunate they voted me the chairman each year for 27 00:02:42,95 --> 00:02:45,92 thirty years and I have 28 00:02:45,93 --> 00:02:50,19 a great deal of pride in that committee I have met some wonderful people in the 29 00:02:50,23 --> 00:02:56,34 five communities we had over fifty four members on that committee to date in the 30 00:02:56,35 --> 00:03:00,51 past thirty years so it's agreed on it to me to have served the town of Easton and 31 00:03:00,52 --> 00:03:02,73 I want to thank you thank you so much you are. 32 00:03:09,22 --> 00:03:10,62 Next we have Walter Maryon 33 00:03:10,63 --> 00:03:14,30 a Walter is retired from the Zoning Board of Appeals following twenty years of 34 00:03:14,31 --> 00:03:18,58 devoted service to the board in the community spending over seventeen years as the 35 00:03:18,59 --> 00:03:23,57 chair of this important regulatory body we thank Walter for his decades of service 36 00:03:23,58 --> 00:03:25,20 to the town Walter you want to help. 37 00:03:32,94 --> 00:03:39,68 Graduations. And. 38 00:03:41,85 --> 00:03:43,16 You want to say something Walter 39 00:03:43,17 --> 00:03:50,13 a. Little shocked so I just thank everybody I would like to thank the current board 40 00:03:50,14 --> 00:03:55,85 of selectmen past board of selectmen and probably more importantly than any anybody 41 00:03:55,86 --> 00:03:59,63 I could thank all the board members that I serve the over the years we had 42 00:03:59,64 --> 00:04:04,68 a lot of stability on our board as those that will appoint them would now and 43 00:04:05,11 --> 00:04:05,48 really have 44 00:04:05,49 --> 00:04:09,90 a good board member two of your members Mr King and was the mill served on our 45 00:04:09,91 --> 00:04:15,42 board so I think they can speak to you know the lack of turnover and those of the 46 00:04:15,43 --> 00:04:21,60 board members that really made it worth serving so thank you thank you you. Thank. 47 00:04:25,79 --> 00:04:29,74 And Thomas personally has retired also from the Zoning Board of Appeals following 48 00:04:29,75 --> 00:04:34,02 fifteen years of devoted service Tom served as vice chair for the majority of his 49 00:04:34,03 --> 00:04:37,50 tenure on the board and we thank you Tom for your many years of service on the 50 00:04:37,51 --> 00:04:44,43 board. Thank you very much. 51 00:04:46,18 --> 00:04:46,44 It's. 52 00:04:53,87 --> 00:04:57,44 Obvious from the brief Well I want to thank you folks this is very kind very 53 00:04:57,45 --> 00:05:02,27 thoughtful. Like what I want to thank all the board members I serve with over the 54 00:05:02,28 --> 00:05:04,67 years it will open a lot of really smart 55 00:05:04,71 --> 00:05:08,43 a lot of really caring people people who are good listeners I mean people who 56 00:05:08,44 --> 00:05:10,87 really care about the town of Easton a lot so I think that's why it's been 57 00:05:10,88 --> 00:05:14,81 a good board in water too he's a tremendous person 58 00:05:15,22 --> 00:05:19,72 a tremendous lawyer in an amazing chair has been freed so thanks very much for 59 00:05:19,73 --> 00:05:26,68 a day. So we just asked the three of you to come up 60 00:05:26,69 --> 00:05:28,22 in front of the fireplace there to get 61 00:05:28,23 --> 00:05:44,29 a picture with your plaques. Going 62 00:05:44,30 --> 00:05:50,24 to. Going to blow up. 63 00:05:54,08 --> 00:05:54,79 Thank you very much. 64 00:06:04,88 --> 00:06:11,85 OK next. We have We'd like 65 00:06:11,86 --> 00:06:17,97 to invite the court Corey our veteran services officer out to talk about the Purple 66 00:06:17,98 --> 00:06:23,52 Heart. The date that's coming up. If you want to come up to the microphone. 67 00:06:27,52 --> 00:06:30,75 Everybody for those of you who don't know me my name's Correa hone and I'm the 68 00:06:30,76 --> 00:06:37,06 veteran service officer here and. I just you know we had Purple Heart Day in two 69 00:06:37,07 --> 00:06:38,79 thousand and fifteen town of Houston was declared 70 00:06:38,80 --> 00:06:43,66 a Purple Heart community and what that means just affirms the commitment that we 71 00:06:43,67 --> 00:06:48,34 recognize what it means to wear the purple heart for those who have earned. The 72 00:06:48,35 --> 00:06:51,91 honor to wear that medal and for those of you who are unaware 73 00:06:51,92 --> 00:06:56,19 a brief explanation is injured or killed in as 74 00:06:56,20 --> 00:07:00,53 a direct result of enemy action would make you eligible for the Purple Heart it's 75 00:07:00,54 --> 00:07:07,23 also. Awarded to those who have died in action. After after they've died to their 76 00:07:07,24 --> 00:07:11,63 family members or surviving spouses So on August seventh that's 77 00:07:11,64 --> 00:07:13,84 a Tuesday we're going to at nine AM We're going to have 78 00:07:13,85 --> 00:07:17,12 a Purple Heart Day ceremony and it is 79 00:07:17,13 --> 00:07:21,67 a general acknowledgment of national purple heart they also acknowledge Purple 80 00:07:21,68 --> 00:07:26,53 Heart recipient that we have here in the town of Easton. I've already received 81 00:07:26,92 --> 00:07:32,63 responses from senator to be senator Brady and State Representative Claire Cronin 82 00:07:32,64 --> 00:07:35,33 to be in attendance. Hoping for 83 00:07:35,34 --> 00:07:39,89 a good turnout I've personally handed out invitations all over the town office and 84 00:07:40,75 --> 00:07:43,96 police station fire station things like that so trying to get everybody involved 85 00:07:43,97 --> 00:07:49,39 and and just you know reaffirm our commitment as we have in the past year or so I 86 00:07:49,40 --> 00:07:50,26 believe I've included 87 00:07:50,27 --> 00:07:56,73 a copy of the past proclamation to rightly be reaffirmed here tonight we will 88 00:07:56,74 --> 00:07:58,81 reaffirm it we put it on 89 00:07:58,82 --> 00:08:03,66 a nice new paper and we signed it for you so Lekman Mills couldn't be here tonight 90 00:08:03,67 --> 00:08:07,61 so he's not feeling well he isn't signing up but we can always get that signature 91 00:08:07,62 --> 00:08:13,13 form from him later OK and. You know because you're the veteran on the board I'd 92 00:08:13,14 --> 00:08:15,24 love it if you wouldn't mind reading the proclamation. 93 00:08:21,70 --> 00:08:21,85 On 94 00:08:21,86 --> 00:08:27,26 a recent proclamation Purple Heart on August seventh two thousand and thirteen rather 95 00:08:27,40 --> 00:08:31,52 the people of the town of Easton have great admiration and the utmost gratitude for 96 00:08:31,53 --> 00:08:36,49 all the men and women will selflessly serve their country in this community and the 97 00:08:36,50 --> 00:08:41,97 armed forces for the good of all and where as contributions and sacrifices of the 98 00:08:41,98 --> 00:08:46,92 men and women from Easton who served in harm's way in the armed forces have been 99 00:08:46,93 --> 00:08:51,92 vital in maintaining the freedom and the way of life enjoyed by our citizens and 100 00:08:52,30 --> 00:08:57,71 whereas citizens of our community have been killed in action while serving in the 101 00:08:57,72 --> 00:09:02,28 armed forces and have been posthumously awarded the Purple Heart for their ultimate 102 00:09:02,29 --> 00:09:07,58 sacrifice and where US citizens of our community have been awarded the Purple Heart 103 00:09:07,59 --> 00:09:13,78 for their bodily sacrifice or be moved to action while I'm in town and where I 104 00:09:13,79 --> 00:09:18,68 asked the Purple Heart is the oldest American military decoration in present use 105 00:09:19,06 --> 00:09:24,27 and was created in the badge of military merit on August seventh seven hundred 106 00:09:24,28 --> 00:09:29,89 eighty two in Newburgh New York by General George Washington and initially was made 107 00:09:29,90 --> 00:09:31,77 of purple cloth shaped as 108 00:09:31,78 --> 00:09:38,04 a heart with the word merit sewn upon and whereas the heritage it represents is 109 00:09:38,05 --> 00:09:43,90 sacred to those who know the price paid to wear the purple heart and whereas August 110 00:09:43,91 --> 00:09:50,03 seventh is nationally recognized as Purple Heart Appreciation Day and now therefore 111 00:09:50,04 --> 00:09:50,21 be 112 00:09:50,22 --> 00:09:55,55 a proclaimed we the eastern border selectman on behalf of the town of Easton go on 113 00:09:55,56 --> 00:10:00,84 record to hear by proclaim eastern Massachusetts the Purple Heart town honoring the 114 00:10:00,85 --> 00:10:05,63 service and sacrifice of our nation's men and women in uniform they were wounded or 115 00:10:05,64 --> 00:10:10,55 killed by the enemy while serving to protect the freedoms enjoyed by all Americans 116 00:10:10,55 --> 00:10:16,68 . Also be it proclaimed we the town of Easton will recognize August seventh in 117 00:10:16,69 --> 00:10:21,60 Raleigh as Purple Heart Day and urge the people and organizations of used to 118 00:10:21,61 --> 00:10:27,06 display the American flag as well as other public expressions of recognition of our 119 00:10:27,07 --> 00:10:32,16 Purple Heart recipient. Thank you Tom. Thank you thank you Cory. 120 00:10:34,10 --> 00:10:40,48 All right so we hope to see everybody on August seventh. Next up is. 121 00:10:42,90 --> 00:10:48,79 Common victual or license transfer. We have an application to transfer the common 122 00:10:48,80 --> 00:10:54,70 victual or license from Boston PIO corporate ID doing business as Domino's Pizza to 123 00:10:54,71 --> 00:10:56,06 J. J. And J. 124 00:10:56,07 --> 00:11:01,01 Pizza incorporated doing business us Domino's Pizza six point six Washington Street 125 00:11:01,02 --> 00:11:07,94 East and you want to come up. If you didn't see yourself. My name 126 00:11:07,95 --> 00:11:14,19 is Bill mone here on the licensing and permit me consultant and I represented the 127 00:11:14,20 --> 00:11:19,56 last three dominoes franchise owners here in eastern so it was good to be back. 128 00:11:21,07 --> 00:11:27,88 Your ratings go up tonight because my grandsons. Of watching Yeah and 129 00:11:27,89 --> 00:11:31,44 so everybody is out anybody has to be on there are only 130 00:11:31,45 --> 00:11:35,63 a good behavior. Jack A.J. 131 00:11:35,64 --> 00:11:41,89 And showing the extras to be awaiting your vote tonight representing. 132 00:11:43,13 --> 00:11:49,81 Carlos for who is the owner. And the president of J.J. 133 00:11:49,82 --> 00:11:50,31 And J.P. 134 00:11:50,32 --> 00:11:56,89 To NK. A little background how was started with dominoes eighteen years ago as 135 00:11:56,90 --> 00:12:03,58 a driver. And I believe this is his seventh franchise while he's 136 00:12:03,95 --> 00:12:06,38 really making some moves he runs 137 00:12:06,39 --> 00:12:11,94 a very professional very tight ship and I think he's going to do very very well in 138 00:12:11,95 --> 00:12:18,88 Easter especially when the students come back September. But that's 139 00:12:18,89 --> 00:12:25,72 the only change we're making the always stay the same. Everything stays the same we 140 00:12:25,73 --> 00:12:31,99 have submitted all the documents requested paid the fees requested so that all of 141 00:12:32,00 --> 00:12:36,78 the up locations and we believe everything is in order so it seems like 142 00:12:36,79 --> 00:12:42,16 a pretty easy thing to do so you don't have to teach to Kahlo so to run the 143 00:12:42,17 --> 00:12:47,93 business right was very good so the only note that we have here is the applicant 144 00:12:47,94 --> 00:12:50,70 must satisfy the pre-opening inspection and obtain 145 00:12:50,95 --> 00:12:55,13 a food service permit with the board of health prior Yeah we see that or I believe 146 00:12:55,14 --> 00:12:59,75 we can approve that already OK great Would somebody like to make 147 00:12:59,76 --> 00:13:02,81 a motion to to accept 148 00:13:02,82 --> 00:13:09,75 a common victual or license transfer. All in favor you never 149 00:13:09,76 --> 00:13:13,49 miss an accumulation think graduations the kind of business they get. 150 00:13:20,71 --> 00:13:26,85 The next one is the Human Rights Committee resignation we've received 151 00:13:26,86 --> 00:13:30,55 a resignation for the Human Rights Committee to the investment. 152 00:13:34,66 --> 00:13:37,70 Well let me just. Back up 153 00:13:37,71 --> 00:13:41,49 a little on that I'm sorry the green green communities we have an appointment to 154 00:13:41,50 --> 00:13:47,00 the green communities committee. That is one that you're having up. 155 00:13:52,23 --> 00:13:58,04 The applicant is sharing Glover Mr Raines not here tonight. She's got quite 156 00:13:58,05 --> 00:14:04,73 a bit of experience and. She's the only application applicant for this one seat so 157 00:14:05,00 --> 00:14:05,87 would somebody like to make 158 00:14:05,88 --> 00:14:12,62 a motion to appoint Shereen clover to the green communities committee will move. In 159 00:14:12,63 --> 00:14:18,44 this is a roll call vote. Global result or it was 160 00:14:18,45 --> 00:14:22,70 a full genetic lever thank you and congratulations to Ms clever. 161 00:14:27,85 --> 00:14:34,43 OK thank you sorry OK And now the Human Rights Committee resignation 162 00:14:34,80 --> 00:14:35,44 we have 163 00:14:35,48 --> 00:14:41,38 a resignation by member Sharon Katz and we thank her for her service on the board I 164 00:14:41,39 --> 00:14:46,79 think she's been on for about two years now so we have to accept her resignation 165 00:14:46,83 --> 00:14:50,57 also by a roll call vote so somebody like to make 166 00:14:50,58 --> 00:14:54,89 a motion to accept the resignation. So OK. 167 00:15:00,73 --> 00:15:07,66 And roll call vote Chuck ting cats recent budget cats 168 00:15:07,70 --> 00:15:14,47 will genetic cats. Be 169 00:15:14,48 --> 00:15:18,86 aware of the time before six twenty so the discussion in vote for amendment 170 00:15:18,87 --> 00:15:24,28 a vehicle in traffic regulations. Conard you want to talk to us so as the board may 171 00:15:24,29 --> 00:15:30,35 recall and I believe one member of the audience will recall or to actually. 172 00:15:32,53 --> 00:15:38,23 Believe two years ago couple of citizens on depo street selections meeting and 173 00:15:38,24 --> 00:15:44,20 requested that the town. Consider heavy vehicle exclusion zone on portions of depot 174 00:15:44,21 --> 00:15:48,15 St That was something that the traffic safety committee which is comprised of the 175 00:15:48,56 --> 00:15:53,52 director police and fire chief looked at we did a traffic count of our D.P.W. 176 00:15:53,53 --> 00:15:57,99 Folks and house and concluded that it would be in the interest of 177 00:15:58,00 --> 00:15:59,92 a town to enact such 178 00:15:59,93 --> 00:16:03,97 a heavy vehicle exclusion zone so we worked with the towns of West Bridgewater in 179 00:16:03,98 --> 00:16:07,95 the city of Brockton to get the necessary approvals from their board of selectmen 180 00:16:07,96 --> 00:16:14,70 mare respectively as this would divert traffic into believe on to Pearl Street and 181 00:16:14,78 --> 00:16:15,78 recently received 182 00:16:15,89 --> 00:16:21,41 a notice of approval for mass D O T requesting the final step in this 183 00:16:22,15 --> 00:16:27,45 admittedly long process would be for the Selectmen to take a vote 184 00:16:27,46 --> 00:16:32,45 a specific motion of which I provided to the chair Fulginiti. 185 00:16:34,23 --> 00:16:39,79 To list the exclusion. From SAR it's 186 00:16:39,80 --> 00:16:43,82 a part of the vehicles in traffic depots Street between Washington turnpike St 187 00:16:43,83 --> 00:16:48,10 twenty four hours a day as a heavy vehicle exclusion zone so this is 188 00:16:48,11 --> 00:16:49,39 a final stop about we have 189 00:16:49,40 --> 00:16:54,35 a copy of that vote to be signed by the board if you decide to make five vote and 190 00:16:54,36 --> 00:16:56,12 we will submit along to Mass to O.T. 191 00:16:56,32 --> 00:17:02,38 Tomorrow. So let me make the motion of the second for us and I have questions I 192 00:17:03,28 --> 00:17:04,20 would somebody like to make 193 00:17:04,21 --> 00:17:09,06 a motion to an amend Section five zero two dash fifty one subsection A of the town 194 00:17:09,07 --> 00:17:13,32 of the sting code vehicles and traffic by adding Depot Street between Washington 195 00:17:13,33 --> 00:17:15,38 Street and term Pike Street twenty four hours 196 00:17:15,39 --> 00:17:22,28 a day so. That OK discussion. What. Is this over by the 197 00:17:22,36 --> 00:17:29,35 restaurant and the little room from. The depot street would be you 198 00:17:29,36 --> 00:17:34,94 see from turnpike Street to Washington Street where is that. It's on the corner 199 00:17:34,95 --> 00:17:41,85 where careerist Plaza is correct. Heading east St Louis. OK 200 00:17:41,89 --> 00:17:42,83 Right I was down the road 201 00:17:42,84 --> 00:17:49,73 a little bit OK got it. And this is an exclusion. I don't know if they were 202 00:17:49,74 --> 00:17:54,41 changing us in the place they're they're not allowing as we are not allowing 203 00:17:54,42 --> 00:18:01,32 a certain size of vehicles to go down that section right correct OK We've been 204 00:18:01,33 --> 00:18:01,99 working on this for 205 00:18:01,100 --> 00:18:10,81 a long time. Trucks to let you. Know. OK 206 00:18:10,81 --> 00:18:17,73 . All in favor you know this great thank you thank you thank 207 00:18:17,74 --> 00:18:24,25 you for your patience on that one. And. I believe there's 208 00:18:24,26 --> 00:18:26,84 a document in your signature folder for you to sign of the end of the night. 209 00:18:32,80 --> 00:18:37,65 Two minutes left the pro proposed contract award for the landfill monitoring 210 00:18:37,66 --> 00:18:42,28 contract with C.D.M.A. So attaching your package you will find a memo from D.P.W. 211 00:18:42,29 --> 00:18:47,72 Director Dave field for professional services relating to ongoing monitoring and 212 00:18:47,73 --> 00:18:51,22 operation of the gas collection system be closed 213 00:18:51,23 --> 00:18:54,81 a landfill on Prospect Street this is an annual A one M. 214 00:18:54,82 --> 00:18:58,60 Contract for that landfill that is funded out of 215 00:18:58,61 --> 00:19:04,33 a recurring line item and W.'s budget day filled recommends of this be awarded and 216 00:19:04,34 --> 00:19:11,23 I agree about our condition. So the motion that we're looking for if 217 00:19:11,24 --> 00:19:15,62 somebody would like to make it is to award the contract for professional services 218 00:19:15,63 --> 00:19:19,44 to C.D.'s Smith and an amount not to exceed fifty three thousand seven hundred. 219 00:19:20,73 --> 00:19:27,41 Second any questions because this situation is for perpetuity right to 220 00:19:27,42 --> 00:19:31,44 believe I don't know perpetuity I don't know if it is for ever but it is part of 221 00:19:31,45 --> 00:19:34,01 the ongoing permanent townhouse from the D.P. 222 00:19:34,02 --> 00:19:39,16 For this being closed but that's OK. All in favor. 223 00:19:40,62 --> 00:19:42,15 Unanimous Thank you. 224 00:19:49,89 --> 00:19:51,70 And since twenty we have 225 00:19:51,71 --> 00:19:56,78 a few seconds before we have to wait till exactly six twenty to talk about 226 00:19:56,79 --> 00:20:02,73 interviews for the Human Rights Committee. And here we go. 227 00:20:04,44 --> 00:20:10,78 All right so. We have had a resignation since our last meeting when we appointed 228 00:20:11,12 --> 00:20:17,14 a couple of new members to that committee and we have. This is becoming 229 00:20:17,15 --> 00:20:22,86 a very popular committee we have one two three four applicants and I believe that 230 00:20:23,01 --> 00:20:28,75 just want to hear tonight so. Your Irene if I remember correctly or would you like 231 00:20:28,76 --> 00:20:34,10 to come up and introduce yourself again and. Time. 232 00:20:35,68 --> 00:20:36,36 Again is 233 00:20:36,37 --> 00:20:43,41 a. High I'm Irene I've lived in Easton for five years now so 234 00:20:43,42 --> 00:20:46,12 I grew up in the Philippines I grew up in 235 00:20:46,13 --> 00:20:50,37 a Filipino Chinese household and lived in the Philippines majority of my life I 236 00:20:50,38 --> 00:20:51,00 traveled quite 237 00:20:51,01 --> 00:20:56,50 a bit in Asia and continued to visit family in the Philippines during my travels I 238 00:20:56,51 --> 00:21:01,01 have seen and experienced various living conditions I think my cultural upbringing 239 00:21:01,73 --> 00:21:05,60 my experience living in another country my experience dealing with other 240 00:21:05,61 --> 00:21:07,77 nationalities and religion will bring 241 00:21:08,47 --> 00:21:12,72 a different perspective to the Human Rights Committee. I've been active in the east 242 00:21:12,73 --> 00:21:16,99 in. Community for quite a bit now both as 243 00:21:16,100 --> 00:21:22,41 a school parent volunteer and house Girl Scout troop leader and when possible I try 244 00:21:22,42 --> 00:21:23,08 to add 245 00:21:23,55 --> 00:21:29,45 a cultural component or promote diversity inclusion for example I was able to tap 246 00:21:29,46 --> 00:21:33,09 into my relationship with the Filipino community for 247 00:21:33,10 --> 00:21:40,06 a Girl Scout event. We invited the Filipino. Group to perform and interact with 248 00:21:40,07 --> 00:21:45,45 the Eastern girl scout community at their annual world thinking that. We also 249 00:21:45,46 --> 00:21:47,58 connected a Girl Scout troop with 250 00:21:47,62 --> 00:21:52,60 a nonprofit Filipino group to send used books to the Philippines the Girl Scout 251 00:21:52,61 --> 00:21:53,35 troop organized 252 00:21:53,36 --> 00:21:57,55 a book drive and pack books that were sent to impoverished areas in the Philippines 253 00:21:57,56 --> 00:22:02,42 to start makeshift libraries the site Scouts I routinely volunteer at my kids' 254 00:22:02,43 --> 00:22:07,79 school I have gone to my kids' class to talk about Filipino holiday traditions and 255 00:22:07,80 --> 00:22:11,93 create crafts with them I believe I can add value to the human rights community 256 00:22:11,94 --> 00:22:16,91 through my relationship with their greater Boston Filipino and Chinese community I 257 00:22:16,92 --> 00:22:22,04 would love the community to sponsor family activities and events. I believe it's 258 00:22:22,05 --> 00:22:26,22 easier for people to get together if it's if there's food music and dance involved 259 00:22:26,22 --> 00:22:32,75 . I recently started volunteering for an Asian domestic violence group Survivor 260 00:22:32,94 --> 00:22:37,12 Survivor group. I'm still learning 261 00:22:37,13 --> 00:22:41,55 a lot specifically how cultural and linguistic challenges can greatly affect 262 00:22:41,56 --> 00:22:45,72 people's rights I hope to add value to the Human Rights Committee with this 263 00:22:46,09 --> 00:22:52,17 experience. I work for a large. Investment management firm in Boston as 264 00:22:52,18 --> 00:22:55,75 a financial reporting manager for their alternative investments and mutual fund 265 00:22:55,76 --> 00:23:00,62 products and are not shall my job is to make sure that the books and records are 266 00:23:00,63 --> 00:23:03,49 accurate and that the financial statements are provided in 267 00:23:03,50 --> 00:23:06,21 a timely manner to both the public and the F.C.C. 268 00:23:06,21 --> 00:23:11,93 . To accomplish this I collaborate with my eyes with our service for fighters in 269 00:23:11,94 --> 00:23:16,68 various internal departments my day to day job involves reviewing financials 270 00:23:17,01 --> 00:23:21,59 managing production schedules interacting with local and international teams and 271 00:23:21,60 --> 00:23:27,21 managing filing deadlines I work on various projects us such as implementation of 272 00:23:27,22 --> 00:23:32,83 accounting disclosures setting up procedures in every Ewing accounting database by 273 00:23:32,84 --> 00:23:33,46 nature I am 274 00:23:33,47 --> 00:23:37,76 a doer and I love details I believe I can add value to the Human Rights Committee. 275 00:23:37,91 --> 00:23:43,04 With my project management skills and my do attitude my attention to details and 276 00:23:43,05 --> 00:23:48,00 experience collaborating with various teams and personalities. At various points in 277 00:23:48,01 --> 00:23:52,42 my life I've been involved in many groups I was active in the Boston College's 278 00:23:52,43 --> 00:23:57,07 minority group which is called Hina and I'm currently active in the Women's 279 00:23:57,08 --> 00:24:04,02 Leadership Initiative and diversity inclusion. In general I enjoy working in 280 00:24:04,03 --> 00:24:06,55 teams specifically I like setting 281 00:24:06,56 --> 00:24:11,57 a goal and working towards working together to achieve it especially if it relates 282 00:24:11,58 --> 00:24:13,04 to empowering people in creating 283 00:24:13,05 --> 00:24:17,89 a diverse and inclusive community so my goal in joining the human rights committee 284 00:24:17,90 --> 00:24:23,05 is to create community events that promote diversity inclusion and love to focus on 285 00:24:23,06 --> 00:24:28,59 creating family events especially since I'm raising my kids here. I also attended 286 00:24:28,60 --> 00:24:31,51 Human Rights Committee active bystander training and I learned 287 00:24:31,52 --> 00:24:34,65 a lot from that workshop I would like to be involved in putting together similar 288 00:24:34,66 --> 00:24:40,24 types of workshops in the future I. Think for consideration thank you very much 289 00:24:40,67 --> 00:24:47,59 thank you anyone have any questions. OK thank you very much. We 290 00:24:47,60 --> 00:24:54,27 also have no up occasion from Guadalupe. Has I believe it was pronounced quite 291 00:24:54,28 --> 00:25:00,63 a loopy did present the last time that she was here and did not have any experience 292 00:25:00,64 --> 00:25:03,58 on Tom boards but was eager to learn and wanted to be more involved in the 293 00:25:03,59 --> 00:25:09,00 community she was bilingual in Spanish in English she was proficiency in Microsoft 294 00:25:09,01 --> 00:25:12,57 Word filing fax scheduling appointments C.P.R. 295 00:25:12,58 --> 00:25:14,75 And First Aid certified with a so 296 00:25:14,95 --> 00:25:21,42 a little bit about her another new applicants Tiffany Sears. She 297 00:25:21,46 --> 00:25:28,28 is. From the city. She had no experience on the town 298 00:25:28,29 --> 00:25:32,40 committee level however she was on many boards and clubs in high school and college 299 00:25:32,41 --> 00:25:37,84 she wrote for her high school paper and has good good writing skills and speaking 300 00:25:37,85 --> 00:25:44,47 skills in large groups so thank you very much for her and the last applicant is our 301 00:25:44,48 --> 00:25:51,28 of the negatives and Zahra. Went to New England School of 302 00:25:51,29 --> 00:25:58,02 Law University of Texas San Antonio for political science. And his 303 00:25:58,53 --> 00:26:04,20 prior experience with Texas State Representative Donna dukes and Texas State 304 00:26:04,21 --> 00:26:08,78 Senator Leticia Van pews worked with them so also worked with the U.S. 305 00:26:08,79 --> 00:26:12,98 Equal Employment Opportunity Commission the Department of Defense legal assistant 306 00:26:12,99 --> 00:26:18,88 and National Lawyers Guild so we have some really outstanding candidates for one 307 00:26:18,89 --> 00:26:23,75 seat for this position and like we said the last time this committee is great and 308 00:26:23,76 --> 00:26:28,21 we really encourage people to stay connected even if they're not see it seated on 309 00:26:28,22 --> 00:26:29,92 the board this committee does 310 00:26:29,93 --> 00:26:35,53 a lot of great activities in town and the more people they can pitch in and bring 311 00:26:35,54 --> 00:26:39,13 their ideas to the table and and roll up their sleeves and help the better so. 312 00:26:41,29 --> 00:26:45,65 Craig you're on this committee did you have anything that you wanted to do once you 313 00:26:46,14 --> 00:26:53,14 get. Pleased that we're going to be and it's very exciting to see the 314 00:26:53,15 --> 00:26:54,60 number of people who are interested in joining. 315 00:27:00,21 --> 00:27:01,70 The motion I would certainly make 316 00:27:01,71 --> 00:27:07,45 a motion that we appoint. To the open position on the Human Rights Committee 317 00:27:08,34 --> 00:27:15,06 sucking up. Any comments or questions or discussion no I'm very excited to see Ms 318 00:27:15,07 --> 00:27:18,00 Deen back again have I have a chance it was 319 00:27:18,01 --> 00:27:21,87 a close call for me the last time so this is 320 00:27:21,91 --> 00:27:27,28 a feel really good about it. I think Christine you know represents under 321 00:27:27,29 --> 00:27:31,95 represented group that that's on the board and I think that chill brings 322 00:27:31,96 --> 00:27:35,89 a lot to the table so very happy to support her as well so it's 323 00:27:35,90 --> 00:27:41,75 a roll call vote King Dean police are doing Roger Dean will tonight in game 324 00:27:42,65 --> 00:27:47,23 Thank you very much graduation thank you thank you I mean when is that term expire 325 00:27:47,96 --> 00:27:54,59 two thousand and nineteen. Thirty thirty thirty five thousand in one thousand but. 326 00:27:59,57 --> 00:28:06,08 Oh it's Bornstein thirty one modern try have we have the wrong date on that oh so 327 00:28:06,73 --> 00:28:13,65 sure. I believe something had to gotten misaligned earlier in the last 328 00:28:13,66 --> 00:28:18,45 year or so with appointments so if we change this term to two thousand and twenty 329 00:28:18,46 --> 00:28:23,93 then we believe back to having three members expiring every year yeah OK. 330 00:28:25,39 --> 00:28:29,05 So what is most abortion and women. Should make 331 00:28:29,06 --> 00:28:34,38 a motion to amend that appointment of a term and or did you give 332 00:28:34,39 --> 00:28:39,65 a term we didn't give a term for so long as we have 333 00:28:39,66 --> 00:28:43,49 a record reflect for the term was for June thirtieth two thousand and twenty. That 334 00:28:43,50 --> 00:28:50,14 should be sufficient All right thank you thank you thank you thank you Liz. OK 335 00:28:50,90 --> 00:28:55,93 Next up. Sept means of the town of ministers goals and objectives for fiscal year 336 00:28:55,94 --> 00:29:02,94 two thousand and nineteen. Are Thank you Don. So as the board is aware part of 337 00:29:02,95 --> 00:29:09,12 my employment agreement with the town is setting goals and objectives of my 338 00:29:09,13 --> 00:29:14,54 performance of the Board of Selectmen is Joel goals generally summarize planned 339 00:29:14,82 --> 00:29:16,64 activities for the town during 340 00:29:16,65 --> 00:29:22,02 a given fiscal year based on the approved operating and capital budgets for about 341 00:29:22,03 --> 00:29:28,93 fiscal year and are also informed broadly by the town's larger strategic plans like 342 00:29:28,94 --> 00:29:33,68 in the east in our conference of waste water management plan and other policies 343 00:29:33,69 --> 00:29:37,64 adopted by the Board of Selectmen this document not only communicates the important 344 00:29:37,65 --> 00:29:41,07 work of the town plans undertaken a given year but also serves as 345 00:29:41,08 --> 00:29:45,82 a performance evaluation tool for the Selectmen to measure my performance publicly 346 00:29:46,45 --> 00:29:53,18 in the spring of each year before the annual election so few weeks back I sent 347 00:29:53,19 --> 00:29:59,77 a draft proposal of this document to the board the entire proposals in your package 348 00:29:59,77 --> 00:30:06,57 . I could go through some highlights of some of the more major 349 00:30:06,58 --> 00:30:10,70 things that will be taking place this year and be happy to take any questions about 350 00:30:10,71 --> 00:30:14,05 these goals sure and if you could just talk about the way it's broken down by 351 00:30:14,06 --> 00:30:17,01 factions of it I think it's organized in a way that makes 352 00:30:17,02 --> 00:30:22,53 a lot of us so the goals and objectives for the town of Misrata are broadly broken 353 00:30:22,54 --> 00:30:29,25 out into categories. Under autonomy the straightest jurisdiction those are 354 00:30:29,67 --> 00:30:33,89 categories including financial leadership human resources management and labor 355 00:30:33,90 --> 00:30:38,81 relations and communications and community relations quality of life in the 356 00:30:38,82 --> 00:30:45,43 community planning and economic development. Public Works town 357 00:30:45,44 --> 00:30:49,90 government efficiency and effectiveness service and support to the Board of 358 00:30:49,91 --> 00:30:56,82 Selectmen inter and intra governmental relationships as well as my own professional 359 00:30:56,83 --> 00:31:03,27 and personal growth so these are kind of very very broad stroke areas of 360 00:31:03,31 --> 00:31:08,48 focus for me as a town a minister. And I'll just loosely go through 361 00:31:08,49 --> 00:31:13,23 a couple of highlights from each of the sections in order so in fiscal nineteen 362 00:31:13,58 --> 00:31:16,31 myself and finance director Wendy nine go will be issuing 363 00:31:16,32 --> 00:31:20,39 a new three year financial forecast looking at planned revenue and expenses for the 364 00:31:20,40 --> 00:31:25,53 town hope to do that early in the fall as we did last year so that the budget 365 00:31:25,54 --> 00:31:29,89 subcommittee and other key financial stakeholders have good information to base our 366 00:31:29,90 --> 00:31:32,94 budgeting decisions on throughout the budget process for fiscal two thousand and 367 00:31:32,95 --> 00:31:38,56 twenty. Part of that will be continued it here it's to the stated financial 368 00:31:38,57 --> 00:31:42,79 management goals of the Board of Selectmen this is something that for the first 369 00:31:42,80 --> 00:31:46,92 time in fiscal year two thousand and nineteen the town fully met that includes 370 00:31:47,54 --> 00:31:52,55 conservative appropriation allocation of free cash in the operating budget so that 371 00:31:52,56 --> 00:31:54,83 we can continue to build our reserves preserve 372 00:31:54,84 --> 00:32:00,46 a strong bond rating and prepare for the next recession. Also including this 373 00:32:00,47 --> 00:32:03,87 promoting best practices in human resources and financial management through policy 374 00:32:03,88 --> 00:32:08,31 adoption and working to improve the annual budget message of the templates out of 375 00:32:08,32 --> 00:32:13,59 its very voluminous book I have little hesitant to make it any bigger than it is 376 00:32:13,60 --> 00:32:18,78 but it is something that I would like to strive for for that document to receive 377 00:32:19,10 --> 00:32:24,94 distinguished much award from the government finance officers association. Part of 378 00:32:24,95 --> 00:32:29,33 that. As far as communicating the town's budgetary position which I think is 379 00:32:29,34 --> 00:32:34,94 a really important part of my role I'm looking to improve the town's budget 380 00:32:34,95 --> 00:32:41,18 document this year by including. Something that right now I'm calling 381 00:32:41,19 --> 00:32:47,59 a unfunded opportunity list so something I forgot which committee pointed out in 382 00:32:47,60 --> 00:32:51,09 the second it made in the Finance Committee every year we go through the budget 383 00:32:51,10 --> 00:32:55,38 process and by the time there is what is considered a town 384 00:32:55,39 --> 00:33:01,13 a minister's preliminary budget recommendation there's already usually been cuts to 385 00:33:01,14 --> 00:33:06,36 the requests from each operating department that happen internally. So 386 00:33:06,40 --> 00:33:12,02 a good example is for many many years the fire chief has been advocating for 387 00:33:12,03 --> 00:33:14,07 increasing staffing of 388 00:33:14,08 --> 00:33:19,86 a fire department based on available when funds make themselves available and 389 00:33:19,87 --> 00:33:20,74 that's something that is 390 00:33:20,75 --> 00:33:27,33 a very difficult conversation every year and we were thankfully able to effectuate 391 00:33:27,34 --> 00:33:31,90 that in part due to the safer Grant in fiscal year two thousand and eighteen and 392 00:33:32,03 --> 00:33:35,75 somebody said well you know we don't necessarily know that that's been 393 00:33:35,76 --> 00:33:39,15 a goal the fire chief he might that might be something about the town of mystery 394 00:33:39,16 --> 00:33:44,41 and fire chiefs speak about but that may not have been clearly articulated in every 395 00:33:44,42 --> 00:33:47,38 single budget message so something that I'd like to include to improve that 396 00:33:47,39 --> 00:33:52,96 communication with the public and with stakeholders as showing the human capital 397 00:33:53,38 --> 00:33:58,29 investments that we would like to make if air war revenue to do so fully 398 00:33:58,30 --> 00:34:01,41 acknowledging that we obviously have limited means and need to be financially 399 00:34:01,42 --> 00:34:07,09 prudent So just kind of improving continuity through each year as we go through 400 00:34:07,10 --> 00:34:11,68 these budget cycles. I'm going to be bringing back 401 00:34:11,98 --> 00:34:17,97 a report alongside with the finance director that was generally called the summary 402 00:34:17,98 --> 00:34:21,55 report of the town's financial condition which is more exciting than it sounds 403 00:34:22,38 --> 00:34:22,78 basically 404 00:34:22,79 --> 00:34:28,67 a key indices report that looks at certain indicators of financial health from the 405 00:34:28,68 --> 00:34:34,52 town including our bond rating our reserve position taking into account both 406 00:34:34,53 --> 00:34:40,94 general and specialized stabilization funds as well as our per capita spending on 407 00:34:41,12 --> 00:34:46,45 various operations pegged to our comparable communities identified in the 408 00:34:46,46 --> 00:34:51,09 operational audit so that's something that I hope to issue this winter during the 409 00:34:51,10 --> 00:34:54,83 budget process again just as another helpful tool to the selectmen Finance 410 00:34:54,84 --> 00:34:59,79 Committee school committee and the voters of the sin during the budget process. 411 00:35:03,00 --> 00:35:03,99 I will be submitting 412 00:35:04,00 --> 00:35:10,77 a revised personnel plan in the fall as required by charter. Currently working with 413 00:35:11,10 --> 00:35:15,53 all of our unions eight o'clock to bargaining agreements are are up for 414 00:35:15,54 --> 00:35:19,84 renegotiation all those are underway I do have 415 00:35:19,85 --> 00:35:25,33 a proposal ratification for executive session for the board tonight consider that 416 00:35:25,34 --> 00:35:25,54 will be 417 00:35:25,55 --> 00:35:31,50 a sizable chunk of my duties for the next six to twelve months is bringing all 418 00:35:31,51 --> 00:35:37,22 those to their conclusion and working in good faith with our unions to to make that 419 00:35:37,23 --> 00:35:43,65 happen. I'm looking to get East and designated as an A.A.R.P. 420 00:35:43,66 --> 00:35:47,97 Age friendly community now that is something that it's 421 00:35:47,98 --> 00:35:51,79 a designation from. The A.A.R.P. 422 00:35:52,40 --> 00:35:58,55 That looks at. Whether or not communities are generally from 423 00:35:58,56 --> 00:36:01,92 a political leadership standpoint from the board of selectmen and through 424 00:36:01,93 --> 00:36:07,04 administrative policy doing what they can to make music replace deliver people of 425 00:36:07,05 --> 00:36:10,26 all ages that includes looking at housing transportation projects 426 00:36:10,27 --> 00:36:16,41 a lot of things that we are already doing but kind of synthesizing that into one 427 00:36:16,42 --> 00:36:23,09 designation. Will continue to promote the town 428 00:36:23,29 --> 00:36:27,22 reaching and staying in safe harbor by maintaining ten percent of subsidized 429 00:36:27,23 --> 00:36:29,07 housing inventory under the D.H. 430 00:36:29,08 --> 00:36:33,35 See the regulations continue working to advance the town's wastewater planning in 431 00:36:33,36 --> 00:36:38,51 the Kwisatz or district as well the five corners. Something that I would be giving 432 00:36:38,52 --> 00:36:43,19 a more specific update to the board on in the next meeting that I am pretty excited 433 00:36:43,20 --> 00:36:50,07 about is we're advancing the feasibility study for investigating whether or not it 434 00:36:50,08 --> 00:36:52,97 makes good economic sense to establish what's called 435 00:36:52,98 --> 00:36:57,25 a diff district in the Five Corners area or the something out spoke about briefly 436 00:36:57,26 --> 00:37:01,55 a town meeting this may a diff district as district improvement financing it's 437 00:37:01,56 --> 00:37:07,48 a tax increment financing type. Financial model offered through the state 438 00:37:07,80 --> 00:37:10,99 where only through public hearings and 439 00:37:11,00 --> 00:37:13,73 a significant public input process and approval by town meeting 440 00:37:13,98 --> 00:37:18,28 a community can adopt certain parcels of land into what's called the diff district 441 00:37:18,28 --> 00:37:19,96 . After setting 442 00:37:19,97 --> 00:37:24,45 a baseline of property values there and within that district you plan certain 443 00:37:24,46 --> 00:37:28,24 infrastructure improvements on Five Corners that would be talking about major sewer 444 00:37:28,25 --> 00:37:31,97 construction we're going to be doing there's roadway improvements needed there will 445 00:37:31,98 --> 00:37:34,95 be a light needed on Foundry at some point there's 446 00:37:34,96 --> 00:37:38,41 a ton of great projects that we would like to do but they're obviously very very 447 00:37:38,42 --> 00:37:41,27 costly and stablish in a diff district as 448 00:37:41,28 --> 00:37:47,84 a creative way if feasible to effectively borrow against new taxable 449 00:37:47,85 --> 00:37:52,26 property to finance low interest loans for mass development so that's something 450 00:37:52,27 --> 00:37:55,27 that Stephanie Danielson and I play a director will be giving 451 00:37:55,28 --> 00:37:58,79 a more specific update on in the next meeting I think got to be an exciting project 452 00:37:58,79 --> 00:38:03,94 . I will be working with planning department to implement the municipal 453 00:38:03,95 --> 00:38:10,73 vulnerability preparedness grant to assess. Necessary actions to 454 00:38:10,81 --> 00:38:16,06 appropriately plan and respond to climate change and working with D.P.W. 455 00:38:16,07 --> 00:38:19,39 For the implementation of what's called the M S four storm water discharge permit 456 00:38:19,40 --> 00:38:23,85 which will be fully honest I needed to ask the assistant an engineer Greg about 457 00:38:23,86 --> 00:38:29,57 five times to fully understand and it's basically a new phase of a system E.P.A. 458 00:38:29,58 --> 00:38:36,22 Permit for management of storm water runoff into waterways specifically looking at 459 00:38:36,23 --> 00:38:42,33 nitrogen content that's. An unfunded mandate that we're going to need to work on 460 00:38:42,34 --> 00:38:47,94 and respond to we'll continue to support the board of selectmen with technical and 461 00:38:47,95 --> 00:38:51,51 professional analysis and advice I'll be working in support of the school planning 462 00:38:51,52 --> 00:38:51,86 committee as 463 00:38:51,87 --> 00:38:57,46 a member on that committee to do my part to advance the center school M.S.B. 464 00:38:57,47 --> 00:39:03,69 a Project and I will continue to serve on the summer act board of directors as the 465 00:39:03,70 --> 00:39:08,14 south eastern Massachusetts regional emergency communications center board of 466 00:39:08,15 --> 00:39:09,06 directors that's 467 00:39:09,10 --> 00:39:15,60 a mouthful I apologize I did not name it that is the body corporate and 468 00:39:15,61 --> 00:39:21,44 politic that has been. Effectuated by the select Min's approval of 469 00:39:21,45 --> 00:39:27,16 a two thousand and seventeen entered municipal agreement to begin regionalizing our 470 00:39:27,17 --> 00:39:32,46 emergency dispatch operations between East in Foxboro nor in the Mansfield So I 471 00:39:32,47 --> 00:39:35,06 serve as a member of the board of directors on that we will actually be having 472 00:39:35,07 --> 00:39:38,34 a joint meeting with the board of directors in all four communities boards of 473 00:39:38,35 --> 00:39:42,43 selectmen two nights from now where the executive director of summer will give 474 00:39:42,44 --> 00:39:48,00 a detailed project update on the work that we've been doing. In I will continue 475 00:39:48,01 --> 00:39:52,20 going to monthly if not more meetings about to keep it moving along so it's just 476 00:39:53,04 --> 00:39:58,27 some highlights of this document. Happy to take any specific questions about 477 00:39:58,28 --> 00:40:03,63 anything contained here and. Get it to fix. I did. 478 00:40:05,49 --> 00:40:11,10 And this document once we vote on this will be on the website so that people the 479 00:40:11,11 --> 00:40:11,79 public can take 480 00:40:11,80 --> 00:40:15,27 a look at it that's right it's actually been drafted it's already in the slot and 481 00:40:15,28 --> 00:40:19,74 it's packet which is online and once this closely mirrors which I think is 482 00:40:19,75 --> 00:40:25,48 a good thing internal goals and objectives setting process. Minister does with the 483 00:40:25,49 --> 00:40:30,72 department heads and gets incorporated into one neat package these goals are 484 00:40:30,73 --> 00:40:36,64 largely they're all interrelated as they ought to be. About once this one spouts 485 00:40:36,65 --> 00:40:37,43 complete of a department 486 00:40:37,44 --> 00:40:40,75 a level that all be incorporated into one nice document made available for everyone 487 00:40:41,19 --> 00:40:44,48 and so the reason that we do it for the timing on this just for the people at home 488 00:40:44,52 --> 00:40:46,93 is that you know when we have after an election when there's 489 00:40:46,94 --> 00:40:51,63 a new board we have the goals and objectives so that this board is really paying 490 00:40:51,64 --> 00:40:56,51 attention to that list and then we evaluate with this board before the next 491 00:40:56,52 --> 00:41:03,16 election to and we'll write our written comments we compile those by sending those 492 00:41:03,17 --> 00:41:08,87 two. To the secretary's office she compiles all our comments together and then we 493 00:41:08,88 --> 00:41:13,16 review those in public so that we all have an opportunity to weigh in on those and 494 00:41:13,17 --> 00:41:16,82 then that document with all our comments is also online so it's 495 00:41:17,15 --> 00:41:21,20 a very formal process and it's meant so that the same people that come up with the 496 00:41:21,21 --> 00:41:26,36 goals and objectives are the same people that evaluate those social This is very 497 00:41:26,37 --> 00:41:32,64 comprehensive it is. Thoughts so 498 00:41:33,10 --> 00:41:34,04 not having done 499 00:41:34,05 --> 00:41:37,58 a lot of goals and objectives of time ministers I actually literally went online 500 00:41:37,59 --> 00:41:41,31 and downloaded the first dozen goals and objectives that came up when I googled 501 00:41:41,66 --> 00:41:46,43 town administrative goals and objectives. And I looked at the first eight studied 502 00:41:46,44 --> 00:41:50,86 them of different towns in Massachusetts I can tell you that the average number of 503 00:41:50,87 --> 00:41:56,76 pages for those was three and I say that not because the pure number of six makes 504 00:41:56,77 --> 00:42:02,16 it better than the three but in having analyzed. Those other documents I can tell 505 00:42:02,17 --> 00:42:08,16 you that I found. Connor's goals and objectives to be more comprehensive more 506 00:42:08,17 --> 00:42:14,25 detailed I thought it hit while not in any way reflecting on the other goals and 507 00:42:14,26 --> 00:42:19,41 objectives of those towns I just simply found ours to be more detailed to have more 508 00:42:19,42 --> 00:42:22,93 important aspects that I believe are important to the town of Easton success 509 00:42:23,52 --> 00:42:28,72 covered in down in black and white. I have always looked at goals and objectives in 510 00:42:29,14 --> 00:42:33,92 my own experience and for those that have reported to me in the past is very 511 00:42:33,93 --> 00:42:36,88 important point in time where we come to agreement and 512 00:42:36,89 --> 00:42:41,84 a consensus of expectations of understanding and alignment about what we hope to 513 00:42:41,85 --> 00:42:48,21 achieve and accomplish going forward. I believe these are very comprehensive in 514 00:42:48,22 --> 00:42:53,02 comparison to the dataset that I had the opportunity to review and I commend Connor 515 00:42:53,34 --> 00:42:58,25 for putting that together for us Connor There were some specific aspects that I 516 00:42:58,26 --> 00:43:01,79 just wanted to call out that I think were very important I'm glad that you can 517 00:43:01,80 --> 00:43:06,49 compass them one I believe your focus on the financial aspect of the three year 518 00:43:06,53 --> 00:43:10,75 forecast and coordination in conjunction working with the finance committee is very 519 00:43:10,76 --> 00:43:12,29 important I think that was 520 00:43:12,30 --> 00:43:16,72 a very positive step towards engagement with that important committee and I think 521 00:43:16,73 --> 00:43:20,96 that that benefited the town and I think it benefited all of us through that 522 00:43:20,97 --> 00:43:27,15 process so I think that's very important to continue on. The school department 523 00:43:27,16 --> 00:43:30,63 clearly is important I think that the town of Easton as we've talked about has 524 00:43:30,64 --> 00:43:35,84 a structural revenue challenge that makes our financial discussions and our focus 525 00:43:35,85 --> 00:43:39,46 on that very important so working collaboratively with the finance committee is 526 00:43:39,47 --> 00:43:44,59 very important and I would the summary report of the town's financial condition I 527 00:43:44,60 --> 00:43:47,15 thought was spot on Foxboro actually has 528 00:43:47,16 --> 00:43:52,59 a one pager of all of the surrounding communities and several key financial 529 00:43:52,79 --> 00:43:56,43 indicators that I have used and passed on to the Finance Committee in my prior 530 00:43:56,44 --> 00:44:00,78 experience and if you don't have it I'm happy to send it on to you. As well but I 531 00:44:00,79 --> 00:44:05,38 found that in an invaluable comparison on some of the stats so I think that's an 532 00:44:05,39 --> 00:44:09,48 awesome document for he said to have it speaks to transparency it speaks to helping 533 00:44:09,49 --> 00:44:14,45 people appreciate where we stand in comparison to some other communities especially 534 00:44:14,46 --> 00:44:20,94 our branch our communities. The human resources management labor relations clearly 535 00:44:20,95 --> 00:44:26,38 that's critical the town bargaining aspects are some of the biggest areas for us so 536 00:44:26,59 --> 00:44:32,76 I appreciate that focus on in that section of the I want to put the next three 537 00:44:32,96 --> 00:44:36,88 sections that I didn't see in other places so I'm glad that they're here and I'm 538 00:44:36,89 --> 00:44:37,41 glad that they're 539 00:44:37,42 --> 00:44:42,27 a part of the focus. In-door I didn't see them regularly so I don't want to speak 540 00:44:42,28 --> 00:44:46,11 to all of the other ones that I looked at but communications and community 541 00:44:46,12 --> 00:44:47,10 relations I thought was 542 00:44:47,11 --> 00:44:53,87 a great section in true inter intragovernmental relationships I think is 543 00:44:53,88 --> 00:44:59,14 a fantastic section I think those are professional and personal growth those three 544 00:44:59,15 --> 00:45:03,37 are examples where I believe focusing on them can potentially make us aware of 545 00:45:03,38 --> 00:45:08,85 opportunities that we might not have had give us. Insights that we may not have 546 00:45:08,86 --> 00:45:13,44 gotten and I certainly think that challenging yourself to professional and personal 547 00:45:13,45 --> 00:45:17,19 growth anybody in any situation is important so it's great to see you have that 548 00:45:17,27 --> 00:45:22,08 desire not to to to continue to focus on that and I say those other components 549 00:45:22,12 --> 00:45:26,36 about focusing on the. Inter-governmental 550 00:45:26,37 --> 00:45:30,31 a ships those areas of opportunities to find because I know that we like many 551 00:45:30,32 --> 00:45:35,31 communities and all communities face challenges if not current today potentially in 552 00:45:35,32 --> 00:45:38,56 the future down the road and being as prepared as possible I think as 553 00:45:38,57 --> 00:45:42,93 a town is very important so those aspects I thought were nice and I didn't see them 554 00:45:42,94 --> 00:45:47,58 in other goals and objectives of other communities so I thought that was really 555 00:45:48,17 --> 00:45:54,19 appropriate to see nice to see and the level of detail was very supportive of. The 556 00:45:54,20 --> 00:45:59,22 planning in the economic development I just I think that's critical the example you 557 00:45:59,23 --> 00:46:02,26 called out was one that I was going to use to leverage what I thought was an 558 00:46:02,27 --> 00:46:06,23 excellent example to see and hear about the diff supporting infrastructure 559 00:46:06,24 --> 00:46:13,14 improvements. You know there to me growing our revenue base is important being 560 00:46:13,15 --> 00:46:18,16 a community that supports economic development is critical to that and seeing 561 00:46:18,17 --> 00:46:22,07 things like the different thinking outside the box finding Yuri's of opportunity 562 00:46:22,08 --> 00:46:28,09 for our town to engage is critical so although those were certainly the 563 00:46:28,10 --> 00:46:33,28 infrastructure and public works maintaining what we have and then finding ways to 564 00:46:33,29 --> 00:46:38,01 improve it build upon it and support that department in all of our departments in 565 00:46:38,02 --> 00:46:41,02 trying to achieve. All of their objectives that might speed back 566 00:46:41,03 --> 00:46:45,37 a little bit to the unfunded opportunity that you see. You know it's important I 567 00:46:45,38 --> 00:46:50,92 think Frost to know what might be out there that we. Can hopefully strive to 568 00:46:50,93 --> 00:46:54,54 support where it provides the appropriate level of return on our investment for our 569 00:46:54,55 --> 00:46:58,22 community and our townspeople so I know I've said 570 00:46:58,23 --> 00:47:03,99 a lot of words and I apologize for saying all those but I just want to express the 571 00:47:04,00 --> 00:47:07,98 fact that I find this to be a critical point in time this document is 572 00:47:07,99 --> 00:47:14,69 a critical. Testimonial if you will for what we're aligning ourselves with as 573 00:47:14,70 --> 00:47:20,27 a board with Connor to try and achieve for our town in the coming year so I just 574 00:47:20,28 --> 00:47:20,73 really thought it was 575 00:47:20,74 --> 00:47:28,72 a well thought thing that shit out of you. Anybody else. Covered 576 00:47:29,18 --> 00:47:32,20 pretty much all of it but I think one of the things that Tom mentioned that's 577 00:47:32,21 --> 00:47:35,79 important is that I like that you looked at Fox road to see what other communities 578 00:47:35,80 --> 00:47:40,97 are doing and it's really important to get out from behind the desk and go out and 579 00:47:40,98 --> 00:47:44,96 talk to other places and I know that's why it's important that Kloner serves in 580 00:47:44,97 --> 00:47:49,86 leadership roles on committees throughout the state it's important for us to go out 581 00:47:49,87 --> 00:47:54,60 and attend Mass municipal meanings in mass elections meetings I know the planning 582 00:47:54,61 --> 00:47:56,24 department because I see stuff in and out 583 00:47:56,25 --> 00:47:59,26 a lot of these events Stephanie is out that she maintains 584 00:47:59,27 --> 00:48:04,71 a relationship with mass works which That's how you find out about this if you have 585 00:48:04,72 --> 00:48:08,60 to keep talking to groups there's things that change all the time and new 586 00:48:08,61 --> 00:48:15,08 opportunities that we have to be on top of so the more that you go out to take 587 00:48:15,09 --> 00:48:18,75 advantage of these opportunities the more you hear you know Craig and I went to 588 00:48:18,76 --> 00:48:19,09 something 589 00:48:19,10 --> 00:48:23,59 a couple of weeks ago for selectman and you hear other towns talk about you know 590 00:48:23,82 --> 00:48:28,91 the great things that Easton is doing and then we get other we get ideas from other 591 00:48:28,92 --> 00:48:34,51 towns also that are really good so. I think I think you hit the nail on the head so 592 00:48:35,15 --> 00:48:38,63 if there's no more comment I will entertain 593 00:48:38,64 --> 00:48:42,78 a motion to approve the town administrator is goals and objectives for fiscal year 594 00:48:42,79 --> 00:48:49,62 two thousand and nineteen as presented so move. So Craig Craig moved in Chuck 595 00:48:49,63 --> 00:48:54,69 seconded second all in favor it's unanimous thank you so much. 596 00:48:56,40 --> 00:49:02,57 Right and so the next item is the ratification of the professional ministry to 597 00:49:02,58 --> 00:49:07,72 employ Association memorandum of agreement we're going to skip that for now I'm 598 00:49:07,73 --> 00:49:11,73 going to go through the rest of the agenda with the minutes in the notes and then 599 00:49:11,74 --> 00:49:17,74 we're going to make going to go into executive session. And we'll 600 00:49:18,20 --> 00:49:25,09 announce the decision of that ratification so. The general minute stated July 601 00:49:25,10 --> 00:49:28,79 ninth two thousand and eighteen has the board had a chance to take 602 00:49:28,80 --> 00:49:35,43 a look. Did I noticed on the. Last P H. 603 00:49:36,56 --> 00:49:39,40 D recognition of 604 00:49:40,18 --> 00:49:43,26 a law that we put heroin I think there's an 605 00:49:43,30 --> 00:49:49,51 e at the end I think without the it's the drug with the it's the. Have or when 606 00:49:50,40 --> 00:49:55,22 females are going to be here it's what is right I believe yes it is so I would just 607 00:49:55,23 --> 00:49:59,10 put it at the end of that last paragraph OK. 608 00:50:04,32 --> 00:50:05,60 But someone like to make a motion to 609 00:50:05,61 --> 00:50:11,91 a top of that dated July two thousand and eighteen so moved to move second or. 610 00:50:13,28 --> 00:50:14,65 Truck Oh no they have 611 00:50:14,66 --> 00:50:21,22 a. Unanimous. OK public 612 00:50:21,23 --> 00:50:22,14 participation. 613 00:50:28,52 --> 00:50:35,14 We thank you very much. Tried and. Found administrator 614 00:50:36,06 --> 00:50:41,15 short. Short You want to go to the microphone so here you. 615 00:50:44,99 --> 00:50:50,43 Showed me Glover and I had submitted on the application I got stuck in Boston so I 616 00:50:50,44 --> 00:50:56,99 just I saying. I have been in Easton for the past 617 00:50:57,18 --> 00:51:03,96 ten years. Three. Executive I have volunteered 618 00:51:04,86 --> 00:51:10,69 partially on the commissions on disability and. I'm pretty active. 619 00:51:13,33 --> 00:51:19,68 I would like. To. Be on. 620 00:51:20,90 --> 00:51:25,89 The green community well you're in luck because we voted to accept that and here 621 00:51:26,06 --> 00:51:33,04 you're already appointed we. So that's OK OK. But 622 00:51:33,05 --> 00:51:37,54 application I'm glad that you were you were able to get here and now the folks at 623 00:51:37,55 --> 00:51:42,82 home and so we can put your face to the net and I we appreciate you voluntary and 624 00:51:42,86 --> 00:51:46,64 your participation in the community OK thanks I think you'll get an email with 625 00:51:46,65 --> 00:51:51,11 instructions on getting sworn in and so OK and say it's OK to stay for the rest of 626 00:51:51,12 --> 00:51:55,49 the meeting the meaning is going to wrap up in about another minute OK we're going 627 00:51:55,50 --> 00:52:00,29 to go into executive session then we'll come back out OK. OK All right thank you I 628 00:52:00,30 --> 00:52:04,15 think you're right it's maybe your. Problem in 629 00:52:04,16 --> 00:52:07,93 a straighter No thank you God so I alluded to this while discussing the goals and 630 00:52:07,94 --> 00:52:13,26 objectives something I wanted to just specifically know. For public edification 631 00:52:13,27 --> 00:52:20,27 it's also posted as an agenda on Wednesday night at six pm. The Mansfield Town Hall 632 00:52:20,45 --> 00:52:27,00 Oh OK did all right and I think six Park Place. Park Row 633 00:52:27,89 --> 00:52:31,34 Google really quick I'm sorry I can look that up if you want to keep going. 634 00:52:41,13 --> 00:52:47,56 Six Park Row six Park Row thank you and six pm this Wednesday at the Mansfield Town 635 00:52:47,57 --> 00:52:49,20 Hall third floor there is going to be 636 00:52:49,21 --> 00:52:56,17 a joint meeting of the boards of selectmen in the east in Foxborough Mansfield 637 00:52:56,18 --> 00:52:57,16 and nor in 638 00:52:58,02 --> 00:53:02,94 a long way with their meeting within the summer act board of directors meeting 639 00:53:02,98 --> 00:53:09,54 which begins at six city about a forty thirty to forty minute presentation 640 00:53:09,55 --> 00:53:14,23 a detailed presentation from Robert donor who is executive director of some rock to 641 00:53:14,24 --> 00:53:18,07 give the public and each of these boards of selectmen just an up to 642 00:53:18,08 --> 00:53:22,47 a project update specifically on the progress that we as 643 00:53:22,48 --> 00:53:27,63 a regional entity have made since February two thousand and seventeen when before 644 00:53:27,64 --> 00:53:32,24 boards of selectmen voted to adopt the Intermediate School agreement between us for 645 00:53:32,25 --> 00:53:38,99 communities. Since the vote the board of directors which is 646 00:53:39,00 --> 00:53:40,03 comprised of the town I'm in 647 00:53:40,04 --> 00:53:44,39 a straight hours of each community working in accordance with that into municipal 648 00:53:44,40 --> 00:53:48,26 agreement have been holding regular public meetings are open meetings under be open 649 00:53:48,27 --> 00:53:52,89 meeting law the agendas for those are posted on their public meetings or minutes 650 00:53:52,90 --> 00:53:58,25 online. We've been meeting some monthly sometimes more than monthly routinely with 651 00:53:58,26 --> 00:54:02,84 the police and fire chiefs and deputies of each community feel engaged really 652 00:54:03,11 --> 00:54:03,98 impressive from 653 00:54:03,99 --> 00:54:09,38 a public safety community they're. Working with Robert Dunn to implement that 654 00:54:09,39 --> 00:54:12,54 intermediate school agreement in that time summer has launched 655 00:54:12,58 --> 00:54:14,73 a website which you are 656 00:54:14,74 --> 00:54:17,94 a little bit long but you can get to it by going to public safety under departments 657 00:54:17,95 --> 00:54:22,47 on Easton's web page. And we conducted 658 00:54:22,48 --> 00:54:28,12 a comprehensive engineering study examining the feasibility originally at the time 659 00:54:28,13 --> 00:54:28,80 of the I.M.A. 660 00:54:28,81 --> 00:54:33,35 Being executed it was contemplated by this of the eventual regional emergency 661 00:54:33,36 --> 00:54:40,05 dispatch center would be located in Mansfield and expanded police station after the 662 00:54:40,06 --> 00:54:45,08 I AM it was executed another opportunity presented itself the former communications 663 00:54:45,09 --> 00:54:50,47 tower called High Rock in Foxborough it's the highest elevation point in the four 664 00:54:50,48 --> 00:54:55,92 communities. It is something that the previous owner is not interested in 665 00:54:55,93 --> 00:55:00,41 maintaining any longer it hasn't been used in many many years and so we conducted 666 00:55:00,42 --> 00:55:03,39 a conference of engineering study with Castle blues to take 667 00:55:03,40 --> 00:55:06,89 a look at whether or not it would make sense to possible locate some rock at that 668 00:55:07,12 --> 00:55:08,90 facility which has quite 669 00:55:08,91 --> 00:55:12,03 a few benefits including that it would actually be owned by some rock rather than 670 00:55:12,04 --> 00:55:18,85 some record leasing from another governmental body. And recently the 671 00:55:18,86 --> 00:55:24,02 summer board of directors voted that was our preferred site location but we have 672 00:55:24,03 --> 00:55:27,97 not moved forward with executing any kind of P.S. 673 00:55:27,98 --> 00:55:32,12 Because we did want to give an update to the communities on that so 674 00:55:32,31 --> 00:55:36,02 a large part of this update will be looking at the kind of. Cost benefit analysis 675 00:55:36,03 --> 00:55:40,23 was conducted to reach that conclusion executive director Robert Owens excellent 676 00:55:41,09 --> 00:55:45,33 coffee it was like when he said in all the other stories we're very pleased this is 677 00:55:45,34 --> 00:55:50,36 open to the public again six pm on Wednesday this week at the Mansfield Town Hall 678 00:55:50,37 --> 00:55:57,30 third for residents of the Eastern are welcome to attend I thought they. Were 679 00:55:57,31 --> 00:56:03,40 great selections notes anybody have any thing they want to talk about. OK. 680 00:56:06,25 --> 00:56:11,56 So we're going to have an executive session under purpose three of Mass General Law 681 00:56:11,57 --> 00:56:13,69 Chapter thirty a subsection twenty one 682 00:56:13,70 --> 00:56:19,49 a to discuss strategy with respective to collective bargaining or litigation if an 683 00:56:19,50 --> 00:56:20,42 open meeting may have 684 00:56:20,43 --> 00:56:24,33 a detrimental effect on the bargaining or litigating position of the public body 685 00:56:24,48 --> 00:56:28,93 and the chair so declares to discuss the status of grievances and by F.-F. 686 00:56:28,94 --> 00:56:33,92 Local twenty seven ninety and he simply softens Association to discuss strategy 687 00:56:33,93 --> 00:56:38,93 with respect to collective bargaining and with respect to all town bargaining units 688 00:56:38,93 --> 00:56:42,29 . So I would like 689 00:56:42,30 --> 00:56:48,79 a motion to propose to enter to kids that are entering 690 00:56:48,83 --> 00:56:54,43 executive session to return into open session to address this item last so move 691 00:56:54,89 --> 00:56:59,41 second so Craig then then Chuck and it's 692 00:56:59,42 --> 00:57:04,21 a roll call vote to enter into executive session KING Yes BROUSSARD Yes yes 693 00:57:04,25 --> 00:57:05,13 Fulginiti Yes. 694 02:57:29,96 --> 02:57:36,95 So. I took from my back on my hands OK welcome back we just were coming 695 02:57:36,96 --> 02:57:42,03 back from our executive session and just to let the public know that we voted to 696 02:57:42,04 --> 02:57:47,06 ratify the professional administrative employees association memorandum of 697 02:57:47,07 --> 02:57:53,42 agreement dated July first two thousand and eighteen through. Going through June 698 02:57:53,43 --> 02:57:59,13 thirtieth of two thousand and twenty one. I then see that last piece so with that I 699 02:57:59,14 --> 02:57:59,45 will take 700 02:57:59,46 --> 02:58:06,30 a motion to adjourn so both the second favor it's unanimous thank 701 02:58:06,26 --> 02:58:07,89 you you thank.